document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=914269>Question 914269</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line with x-intercept 3 and passes through (-2,1) and (p,3) solve for p as well </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #554966 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=554966\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since all the three points are co linear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope of a set of points are equal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3,0) (-2,1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1-0)/(-2-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=1/-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope of\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2,1) (p,3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3-1)/(p+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/(p+2)=-1/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-p-2=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-p=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p=-12 </SPAN>\n" );
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